Tag: E15

EPA issues emergency fuel waiver for E15 during summer driving season

EPA issues emergency fuel waiver for E15 during summer driving season

May 1, 2023 |

In Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline to be sold during the summer driving season. This action will provide Americans with relief at the pump from ongoing market supply issues created by Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine by increasing fuel supply and offering consumers more choices at […]

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E15 now available in New York state

E15 now available in New York state

April 17, 2023 |

In New York state, E15 is now available to drivers in New York state for the first time. One of the first locations offering E15 in the Empire State is the Dandy Mini Mart and Travel Plaza in Nichols, where drivers recently reported purchasing the fuel for $3.29 per gallon—20 cents below the price listed […]

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RFA launches ad campaign pushing for year-round E15 ahead of summer driving season

RFA launches ad campaign pushing for year-round E15 ahead of summer driving season

April 11, 2023 |

In Washington, with the summer driving season less than two months away and fuel prices again on the rise, the Renewable Fuels Association stepped up its campaign calling for quick action by the White House to ensure the lower-cost E15 gasoline blend is available for American drivers this summer. The association last week kicked off […]

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Indonesia sets sights on E15 but held back by ethanol feedstock limitations

Indonesia sets sights on E15 but held back by ethanol feedstock limitations

April 6, 2023 |

In Indonesia, Reuters reports that Indonesia is aiming to introduce a 5% ethanol blending trial in East Java this year with an eye on a 15% blending mandate by 2031 to reduce its $17 billion per year gasoline import bill, but it is seriously limited by lack of feedstock. The country currently has two ethanol […]

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Data shows E15 sales soared past 1 billion gallons in 2022 in new record

Data shows E15 sales soared past 1 billion gallons in 2022 in new record

April 5, 2023 |

In Washington, U.S. sales of E15, a blend of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline, are estimated to have hit a record 1.02 billion gallons in 2022, based on a Renewable Fuels Association analysis of data recently released by state agencies in Minnesota and Iowa. Sales increased by 26% from 2021, bolstered by compelling economics as U.S. gasoline prices reached record highs in […]

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Six biofuel and farm groups call on President Biden to authorize E15 this summer

Six biofuel and farm groups call on President Biden to authorize E15 this summer

April 5, 2023 |

In Washington, biofuel and farm leaders called on President Biden to get ahead of rising fuel costs by authorizing sales of E15 this summer. In a letter to the White House, six stakeholder groups noted that current conditions are analogous to those in place last summer, when President Biden waived outdated Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) restrictions […]

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Growth Energy launches new ad campaign calling for year-round E15

Growth Energy launches new ad campaign calling for year-round E15

April 3, 2023 |

In Washington, Growth Energy announced a new ad campaign calling on President Biden’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to ensure uninterrupted access to cleaner, more affordable E15 fuel during the fast-approaching summer driving season. The seven-figure campaign will include television and digital advertising in Washington, DC and in major biofuel-producing states. “The clock is ticking, and […]

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Four Midwest governors request E15 emergency waiver

Four Midwest governors request E15 emergency waiver

March 21, 2023 |

In South Dakota, Governor Kristi Noem, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz, and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen sent a letter to EPA Administrator Regan requesting an emergency waiver to allow for E15 this summer during driving season. Administrator Regan approved an April 28, 2022 petition to allow for year-round sales of E15, but […]

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Iowa and Nebraska Attorneys General notify EPA of “intent to sue” for delay to year-round E15

Iowa and Nebraska Attorneys General notify EPA of “intent to sue” for delay to year-round E15

March 8, 2023 |

In Iowa, Iowa and Nebraska Attorneys General notified EPA Administrator Michael Regan of their “intent to sue” the agency for its illegal delay to promulgate regulations allowing year-round E15 sales. Despite a Clean Air Act (CAA) requirement to act within 90 days, EPA took over 300 days to issue a proposed rule and used the […]

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EPA proposes year-round E15 in certain Midwestern states from summer 2024

EPA proposes year-round E15 in certain Midwestern states from summer 2024

March 1, 2023 |

In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed allowing year-round E15 in certain Midwest states, but the rule wouldn’t be implemented until the summer of 2024 despite Midwestern government asking for the restrictions on summer E15 sales be lifted before the 2023 summer driving season kicks off. The EPA will hold a public […]

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